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Heiner Herkenhoff is the new Chief Executive of the Association of German Banks. The association’s Board of Directors named 60-year-old Herkenhoff as successor to Christian Ossig, who had to resign from the position for personal reasons. Heiner Herkenhoff has been Head of Public Affairs at Commerzba

Association of German Banks appoints Heiner Herkenhoff as new Chief Executive


	
	Europe must become more attractive for digital business models that strengthen Europe's competitiveness
	
	
	A simple set of rules and better digital skills are needed to foster innovation
	
	
	The European Commission and the Association of German Banks launch a joint initiative on token

Tokenise Europe 2025: New initiative shows benefits of tokenisation

The Council of the European Union agreed today on a position regarding the EU banking package. The package represents a profound overhaul of banking supervision requirements, the focus of which is the final implementation of Basel III; it will place a significant burden on the European banking indus

Banking package: EU Council of Ministers provides constructive stimulus for challenging legislative process

The European Commission has begun its review of the Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). In a position paper, the German banking associations advocate maintaining stability in the regulatory environment for payments in the coming years.

German Banking Industry Committee calls for more space for innovation in payments services

The European Parliament’s rapporteur, Jonás Fernández (S&amp;D), has today released his draft report on the European Commission’s legislative proposal for implementing Basel III in the EU (known as the EU banking package).

EU banking package: German banks warn of adverse consequences for the economy

The economic outlook by the chief economists of Germany’s private banks is subject to considerable uncertainty this spring.

War in Ukraine will leave significant scars on the German economy

Current press releases

“Getting inflation down continues to be the ECB’s top priority, that is important. Even after today’s interest rate hike, it is too soon to sound the all-clear for inflation in the euro area,“ said Henriette Peucker, Deputy Chief Executive of the Association of German Banks, about today’s ECB meetin

Peucker: Inflation remains stubborn

Tobias Tenner, Head of Digitalisation, emphasizes the necessary balance between all involved parties.

Open Finance Framework: focus on financial data creates imbalance

The European Commission launched its consultation on the digital euro. In a statement about the consultation, Tobias Tenner, Head of Digitalisation, emphasises the importance of a commercial bank money token.

Digital euro must strengthen Europe’s sovereignty

Christian Sewing, President of the Association of German Banks, on the decision of the IFRS Foundation to base the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Sewing: ISSB in Frankfurt a major success

The European Commission’s proposals for implementing the Basel rules are a step in the right direction. But they do not yet go far enough. Europe is different. It is good that the Commission has decided to take into account European specificities.

Christian Ossig on the implementation of Basel IV

Jens Weidmann has been a strong Bundesbank President for more than ten years and, internationally, he is a highly respected voice on monetary policy.

Christian Sewing on Jens Weidmann’s resignation

Aktuelle Zitate

Representative surveys of the banking association

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